AMHERST, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — UMass Amherst researchers have found that the Facebook algorithm was altered during the time period which a study was conducted, and funded by Meta, to show its effectiveness in filtering out misinformation during the 2020 US presidential election.
A graduate student at UMass found that while Facebook took measures to cut misinformation just before the election, the algorithm was changed back in early 2021 to continue promoting untrustworthy news.